I debuted my first video of the 2016 campaign season before a crowd of supporters at my kickoff. Every day, I'm proud to get to serve Holyoke as your state representative. I hope you like the video and will share it with your friends and family.

This past week, the House Ways & Means Committee released their budget proposal. My colleagues and I have submitted over 1,000 amendments. As we look to the Fiscal year 2017 budget, some of the highlights that I support and that more directly impact Holyoke are: $36.2 million increase in the pay rates of human service [...]

A recent Boston Globe article (“Holyoke aims for long-term revival”) about Holyoke was complimentary but shortsighted. Let me be clear: I support the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center and am proud that it is here in Holyoke. Its very existence is an indicator of Holyoke’s unique attributes, including its location and access to affordable [...]

One of the most gratifying aspects of this job is to see programs and legislation that I advocated for in Boston directly impact the lives of my constituents here in Holyoke. Just this past week, I had three such opportunities. Each one underscored for me why I love this job. Union training program builds [...]

For more information contact Aaron Vega or Pat Duffy 413-650-2727 Staff from the offices of Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Richard Neal, and State Senator Donald Humason will join State Representative Aaron Vega in public office hours on Monday, May 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Holyoke Public Library at 250 Chestnut Street in the Group Study Room [...]

Despite a cooler day, the 63rd Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade was another great day in Holyoke. Joined by my colleagues: Rep. Paul Mark; Rep. Angelo Puppolo; Rep. Tom Conroy; Rep. Brian Ashe; Hampshire Register of Deeds Mary Olberding; and Mike Lake, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, we joined the thousands of marchers and tens of thousands [...]

By Aaron Vega|2014-03-24T15:19:50+00:00March 24th, 2014|Press Releases|Comments Off on 63rd St. Patrick’s Parade: Another great day to be in Holyoke